Keno is a game of pure luck and is very close to Lotto games. The game was brought to the U.S.A by Chinese immigrants in the nineteenth century. As with lottery games, it is a very easy to play, and it is endearing as big jackpots are available for very small bets. Keno is played at saloons, clubs and recreation center all over the planet today. Unfortunately it shares another weakness with lottery games – terrible expectations.
Logically, Keno found its way into online casinos as it was an easy game to create, and casino owners wanted to ensnare the huge land based Keno fan base on the internet. What was even more in the favor of internet casinos was that many gamblers were accustomed to wagering on Keno on electronic terminals, so the move on to the internet was less of a encumbrance than say with twenty-one.
So here is how you enjoy Keno. You start off by selecting between 4 and ten numbers from a total of 80 numbers. Each choice is called a "spot". In many online keno games, you can purchase different tickets for the same draw, and in quite a few games you can even pre-buy for future games.
After you have submitted your selection, twenty numbered balls will "drop" into a hopper from a tube. If enough of your spots are drawn, you win. It’s that easy. You will obviously gain more, if more of your spots hit, like with lotteries.
Most online keno games allow you to buy tickets between 5c and five dollars, and pay out in multiples of your card value. Jackpot fortunes of up to 50,000 dollars are not uncommon.
Simple? Yeah. So there has to be a catch? Yes. The house edge with Keno is 30% or higher, the WORST of any internet casino game. The expectation of hitting a number is 0.25percent. Keno is by a wide margin the worst game you can possibly bet on. If you are wanting a game of randomness play slot machines.
